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How to brine your own brisket

I feel like I came into this homesteading thing really late in the game. I am the epitome of the phrase, “If I only knew then what I know now.” (Or, “better late than never” works, too.) Still, here we are and I couldn’t be happier. Homesteading has really required me to step out of

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March is maple month and where we live is ground zero for pure maple syrup. We have no less than 6 maple producers all within a three minute drive from our farm. That means we are NEVER without syrup, people! And we certainly never resort to the fake stuff. (Bleh!) Pure maple syrup isn’t cheap,

Is drinking raw milk safe?

Is Drinking Raw Milk Safe? started drinking raw milk when I was in my early teens. It was one of the few times I actually liked drinking milk. I didn’t really understand the difference between raw milk and pasteurized milk at the time. As I grew up, moved away and started my own family, I

Sourdough Crackers I started to teach myself to bake when I finally decided that yeast was not going to get the better of me. Many years ago I was given a bread making machine and I used that baby more often than a toaster. But using a bread making machine felt a little like